(1) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when:

(a) He or she subjects another person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion;

or

(b) He or she subjects another person to sexual contact who is incapable of
consent because he or she:

1. Is physically helpless;
2. Is less than twelve (12) years old;
3. Is mentally incapacitated; or
4. Is an individual with an intellectual disability; or

(c) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she:

1. Subjects another person who is less than sixteen (16) years old to sexual
contact;
2. Engages in masturbation in the presence of another person who is less
than sixteen (16) years old and knows or has reason to know the other
person is present; or
3. Engages in masturbation while using the Internet, telephone, or other
electronic communication device while communicating with a minor
who the person knows is less than sixteen (16) years old, and the minor
can see or hear the person masturbate; or

(d) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, he or she, regardless of his or her age, subjects a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years old, with whom he or she comes into contact as a result of that position, to sexual contact or engages in masturbation in the presence of the minor and knows or has reason to know the minor is present or engages in masturbation while using the Internet, telephone, or other electronic communication device while communicating with a minor who the person knows is less than sixteen (16) years old, and the minor can see or hear the person masturbate.

(2) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class D felony, unless the victim is less than twelve (12) years old, in which case the offense shall be a Class C felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the second degree when:

(a) He or she is at least eighteen (18) years old but less than twenty-one (21) years
old and subjects another person who is less than sixteen (16) years old to
sexual contact; or

(b) Being a jailer, or an employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of the
Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention
facility as defined in KRS 520.010, or of an entity under contract with either
department or a detention facility for the custody, supervision, evaluation, or
treatment of offenders, he or she subjects a person who is at least eighteen
(18) years old and who he or she knows is incarcerated, supervised, evaluated,
or treated by the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice,
detention facility, or contracting entity, to sexual contact.

(2) In any prosecution under subsection (1)(a) of this section, it is a defense that:
(a) The other person’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by
reason of being less than sixteen (16) years old; and
(b) The other person was at least fourteen (14) years old; and
(c) The actor was less than five (5) years older than the other person.

(3) Sexual abuse in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

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(1) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact without the latter’s consent.

(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that:

(a) The other person’s lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than sixteen (16) years old; and
(b) The other person was at least fourteen (14) years old; and
(c) The actor was less than eighteen (18) years old.

(3) Sexual abuse in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor

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(1) A person is guilty of rape in the first degree when:

(a) He engages in sexual intercourse with another person by forcible compulsion;

or

(b) He engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is incapable of
consent because he:
1. Is physically helpless; or
2. Is less than twelve (12) years old.

(2) Rape in the first degree is a Class B felony unless the victim is under twelve (12) years old or receives a serious physical injury in which case it is a Class A felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of rape in the second degree when:

(a) Being eighteen (18) years old or more, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person less than fourteen (14) years old; or
(b) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is mentally incapacitated or who is incapable of consent because he or she is an individual with an intellectual disability.

(2) Rape in the second degree is a Class C felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when:

(a) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in sexual
intercourse with another person less than sixteen (16) years old;
(b) Being at least ten (10) years older than a person who is sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years old at the time of sexual intercourse, he or she engages in
sexual intercourse with the person;
(c) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in sexual
intercourse with another person less than eighteen (18) years old and for
whom he or she provides a foster family home as defined in KRS 600.020;
(d) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a minor under eighteen (18) years old with whom he or she comes into contact as a result of that position; or
(e) Being a jailer, or an employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of the
Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention
facility as defined in KRS 520.010, or of an entity under contract with either
department or a detention facility for the custody, supervision, evaluation, or
treatment of offenders, he or she subjects a person who he or she knows is
incarcerated, supervised, evaluated, or treated by the Department of
Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, detention facility, or contracting
entity, to sexual intercourse.

(2) Rape in the third degree is a Class D felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of promoting a sexual performance by a minor when, knowing the character and content thereof, he produces, directs or promotes any performance which includes sexual conduct by a minor.

(2) Promoting a sexual performance by a minor is:
(a) A Class C felony if the minor involved in the sexual performance is less than
eighteen (18) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited
activity;
(b) A Class B felony if the minor involved in the sexual performance is less than
sixteen (16) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity;
and
(c) A Class A felony if the minor involved in the sexual performance incurs
physical injury thereby.

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(1) A person is guilty of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual
performance by a minor when, having knowledge of its content, character, and that the sexual performance is by a minor, he or she:

(a) Knowingly has in his or her possession or control any matter which visually
depicts an actual sexual performance by a minor person; or
(b) Intentionally views any matter which visually depicts an actual sexual
performance by a minor person.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section:
(a) Shall only apply to the deliberate, purposeful, and voluntary viewing of matter
depicting sexual conduct by a minor person and not to the accidental or
inadvertent viewing of such matter;
(b) Shall not apply to persons viewing the matter in the course of a law
enforcement investigation or criminal or civil litigation involving the matter;
and
(c) Shall not apply to viewing the matter by a minor or the minor’s parents or
guardians, or to school administrators investigating violations of subsection
(1)(b) of this section.

(3) Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor is a Class D felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor when, having knowledge of its content and character, he or she:

(a) Sends or causes to be sent into this state for sale or distribution; or
(b) Brings or causes to be brought into this state for sale or distribution; or
(c) In this state, he or she:
1. Exhibits for profit or gain; or
2. Distributes; or
3. Offers to distribute; or
4. Has in his or her possession with intent to distribute, exhibit for profit or
gain or offer to distribute, any matter portraying a sexual performance by
a minor.

(2) Any person who has in his or her possession more than one (1) unit of material coming within the provision of KRS 531.300(2) shall be rebuttably presumed to have such material in his or her possession with the intent to distribute it.

(3) Distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor is a Class D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for each subsequent offense.

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(1)       A person is guilty of voyeurism when:

(a) He or she intentionally:

1. 1. Uses or causes the use of any camera, videotape, photooptical, photoelectric, or other image recording device for the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping the sexual conduct, genitals, an undergarment worn without being publicly visible, or nipple of the female breast of another person without that person’s consent; or

1. 2. Uses the unaided eye or any device designed to improve visual acuity for the purpose of observing or viewing the sexual conduct, genitals, an undergarment worn without being publicly visible, or nipple of the female breast of another person without that person’s consent; or

1. 3. Enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of another for the purpose of observing or viewing the sexual conduct, genitals, an undergarment worn without being publicly visible, or nipple of the female breast of another person without the person’s consent; and

(b) The other person is in a place where a reasonable person would believe that his or her sexual conduct, genitals, undergarments, or nipple of the female breast will not be observed, viewed, photographed, filmed, or videotaped without his or her knowledge.

(2)      The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to:

(a) A law enforcement officer during a lawful criminal investigation; or

(b) An employee of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, a private prison, a local jail, or a local correctional facility whose actions have been authorized for security or investigative purposes.

(3)      Unless objected to by the victim or victims of voyeurism, the court on its own motion or on motion of the Commonwealth’s attorney shall:

(a) Order the sealing of all photographs, film, videotapes, or other images that are introduced into evidence during a prosecution under this section or are in the possession of law enforcement, the prosecution, or the court as the result of a prosecution under this section; and

(b) At the conclusion of a prosecution under this section, unless required for additional prosecutions, order the destruction of all of the photographs, film, videotapes, or other images that are in possession of law enforcement, the prosecution, or the court.

(4)      Voyeurism is a Class A misdemeanor.

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(1)      A person is guilty of video voyeurism when he or she intentionally:

(a) Uses or causes the use of any camera, videotape, photooptical, photoelectric, or other image recording device for the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping the sexual conduct, genitals, or nipple of the female breast of another person without that person’s consent; and

(b) Uses or divulges any image so obtained for consideration; or

(c) Distributes any image so obtained by live or recorded visual medium, electronic mail, the Internet, or a commercial on-line service.

(2)      Video voyeurism is a Class D felony.

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(1)      A person is guilty of sodomy in the first degree when:

(a) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person by forcible compulsion; or

(b) He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is incapable of consent because he:

1. 1. Is physically helpless; or
   2. Is less than twelve (12) years old.

(2)      Sodomy in the first degree is a Class B felony unless the victim is under twelve (12) years old or receives a serious physical injury in which case it is a Class A felony.

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(1)       A person is guilty of sodomy in the second degree when:

(a) Being eighteen (18) years old or more, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than fourteen (14) years old; or

(b) He or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is mentally incapacitated or who is incapable of consent because he or she is an individual with an intellectual disability.

(2)      Sodomy in the second degree is a Class C felony

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(1)       A person is guilty of sodomy in the third degree when:

(a) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than sixteen (16) years old;

(b) Being at least ten (10) years older than a person who is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years old at the time of deviate sexual intercourse, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with the person;

(c) Being twenty-one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than eighteen (18) years old and for whom he or she provides a foster family home as defined in KRS 600.020;

(d) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, he or she engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a minor less than eighteen (18) years old with whom he or she comes into contact as a result of that position; or

(e) Being a jailer, or an employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention facility as defined in KRS 520.010, or of an entity under contract with either department or a detention facility for the custody, supervision, evaluation, or treatment of offenders, he or she subjects a person who he or she knows is incarcerated, supervised, evaluated, or treated by the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, detention facility, or contracting entity, to deviate sexual intercourse.

(2)      Sodomy in the third degree is a Class D felony.

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(1)      A person is guilty of sodomy in the fourth degree when he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person of the same sex.

(2)      Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 510.020, consent of the other person shall not be a defense under this section, nor shall lack of consent of the other person be an element of this offense.

(3)      Sodomy in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of prostitution when he
engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in
return for a fee.

(2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor

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(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution when he knowingly advances or profits
from prostitution.

(2) Promoting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person managed, supervised, controlled, or owned, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two (2) or more prostitutes, in which case it is a Class D felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of human trafficking when the person intentionally subjects one (1) or more persons to engage in:
(a) Forced labor or services; or
(b) Commercial sexual activity through the use of force, fraud, or coercion,
except that if the person is under the age of eighteen (18), the commercial
sexual activity need not involve force, fraud, or coercion.

(2) (a) Human trafficking is a Class C felony unless it involves serious physical
injury to a trafficked person, in which case it is a Class B felony.
(b) If the victim of human trafficking is under eighteen (18) years of age, the
penalty for the offense shall be one (1) level higher than the level otherwise
specified in this section.

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(1) A person is guilty of promoting human trafficking when the person intentionally:

(a) Benefits financially or receives anything of value from knowing participation in human trafficking; or
(b) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, or
attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain by any means,
another person, knowing that the person will be subject to human trafficking.

(2) Promoting human trafficking is a Class D felony unless a victim of the trafficking is under eighteen (18), in which case it is a Class C felony.

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(1)      A person is guilty of incest when he or she has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse, as defined in KRS 510.010, with a person whom he or she knows to be an ancestor, descendant, uncle, aunt, brother, or sister. The relationships referred to herein include blood relationships of either the whole or half blood without regard to legitimacy, relationship of parent and child by adoption, relationship of

stepparent and stepchild, and relationship of stepgrandparent and stepgrandchild.

(2)       (a) Incest is a Class C felony if the act is committed by consenting adults.

(b) Incest is a Class B felony if committed:

1. 1. By forcible compulsion as defined in KRS 510.010(2); or
   2. On a victim who is:
   3. Less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
   4. Incapable of consent because he or she is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.

(c) Incest is a Class A felony if:

1. 1. Committed on a victim less than twelve (12) years of age; or
   2. The victim receives serious physical injury

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(1)       It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly use a communications system, including computers, computer networks, computer bulletin boards, cellular telephones, or any other electronic means, for the purpose of procuring or promoting the use of a minor, or a peace officer posing as a minor if the person believes that the peace officer is a minor or is wanton or reckless in that belief, for any activity in violation of KRS 510.040, 510.050, 510.060, 510.070, 510.080, 510.090, 510.110, 529.100 where that offense involves commercial sexual activity, or 530.064(1)(a), or KRS Chapter 531.

(2)      No person shall be convicted of this offense and an offense specified in KRS 506.010, 506.030, 506.040, or 506.080 for a single course of conduct intended to consummate in the commission of the same offense with the same minor or peace officer.

(3)      The solicitation of a minor through electronic communication under subsection (1) of this section shall be prima facie evidence of the person’s intent to commit the offense, and the offense is complete at that point without regard to whether the person met or attempted to meet the minor.

(4)      This section shall apply to electronic communications originating within or received within the Commonwealth.

(5)      A violation of this section is punishable as a Class D felony.

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(1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure in the first degree when he intentionally exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows or should know that his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

(2) Indecent exposure in the first degree is a:
(a) Class B misdemeanor for the first offense;
(b) Class A misdemeanor for the second offense, if it was committed within three (3) years of the first conviction;
(c) Class D felony for the third offense, if it was committed within three (3) years of the second conviction; and
(d) Class D felony for any subsequent offense, if it was committed within three (3) years of the prior conviction.

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(1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure in the second degree when he intentionally exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows or should know that his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to a person  eighteen (18) years of age or older.

(2) Indecent exposure in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

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